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N ADMINISTRATIV

E RULE S COMPILATIO

N 201 0 EDITIO N - VOLUM E 1 8

The Orego

n Administrative Rule s Compilation contain s the administrativ e rule s filedthroug h Novembe r 13 , 2009 . Thi s annua

l publication i s update

dmonthl y b y the on-lin

e Orego n Bulletin . Pleas e refe r t o the OA RCumulatiye Inde

x in th e on-line Orego

n Bulleti n fo r acurren t listin g o f rulemaking actions. . ," . - . , '

Publishedb

y , ' KATE BROWN . Secretar y o f Stat e Copyrigh t 201 0 Orego

n Secretar y o f Stat e

## Chapte r 83 7 Departmen t

o f Stat e Police , Office o

f Stat e Fir e Marsha l (a) Th e Assistan t

t o th e State Fh e Marshal wh o too k th e enforce

ment actio n whic h wa s appeale dmus t b e availabl e an dprepare dto par ticipat e i n th e appeal s process ; (b ) Th e State Fir e Marshal mus t pursu e an dpresen t

th e stat e throug h th e appeal s process ; an d (c ) Th e Stat e Fir e Marshal mus t determin e what , if

any , order s are t o b e issue dand/o r

penaltie s are t o b e assessed . Stat . Auth. : OR S 476.03 0 Stats . Implemented : OR S 476.07 0 Hist. : F M 5-1992 , f

. 6-15-92 , cert. ef

. 7-15-92 ; OSF

M 9-2000 , f

. & cert , ef

, 8-22

- 00 ; OSF M 4-2008 , f

, & cert , e f

7-2-0 8 837-039-011 0 Certificatio n an dTrainin g Requirement s fo r Pla n Revie w (1 ) Thes e rule s estabUs h standard s fo r certificatio n o f

fir e offi

cial s wh o revie w plan s fo r inpu t t o abuildin g officia

l fo r ne w con struction , alterations , an dspecification s from aFire Cod e approve db y th e Stat e Fir e Marshal . (2 ) Al l fire official s wh o revie w plan s fo r ne w construction , alter

ations , an dspecification s mus t obtai n a n IC C Fire Inspecto r

I I sai dIC C Fir e Plan s Examine r

certificatio n o r

equivalen t

certificatio n approve d b y th e Stat e Ffr

e Marshal . (3 ) Fir e Official s wh o revie w plan s onl y for fire departmen t acces s an dfir

e protectio n water

supplie s mus t

successfull y complet e th e Stat e Fir e Marshal' s Fire andLif e Safet y Awarenes s course s on fire departmen t

access , wate r

supply , an dfire flow . (4 ) Al l fire chief

s an dever

y assistan t

t o th e stat e fire marsha l meetin g th e definitio n unde r OR S 476.06 0 mus t

complete th e state fire marshal' s Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Awarenes s cours e modul e 1 , Scop e o f Authority an dAssembl y Grou p A Occupancies . (5 ) Th e State Fir e Marshal mus t maintai n aroste r

o f IC C Fir e Inspecto r I I an dIC C Fir e Plan s Examiner certifie dfire officials . A cur ren t lis t o f IC C Fir e Inspecto r

I I an dIC C Fire Plan s Examiner s certi

fiedfir e official s ar e provide dt o eac h buildin g jurisdictio n annually . Certification s mus t

b e maintaine dt o continu e participatio n i n th e plan revie w process . [Publications : Publication s reference dare availabl e fromth e agency. ] Stat , Auth, : OR S 479,16 5 Stats , Implemented : OR S 479,16 5 Hist, : F M 3-1994 , f

, & cert , ef

, 3-1-94 ; OSF

M 9-2000,f

, & cert , e f

8-22-00 ; OSFM 8-200 6 f & cert , ef

, 5-22-06 ; OSF

M 4-2008, f

. & cert , e f

7-2-0 8 837-039-012 0 Certificatio n an dTrainin g Requirement s fo r Conductin g Fir e Cod e Enforcemen t (1 ) Thes e rule s estabUsh statewid e standard s fo r certificatio n an d trainin g requirement s o f

fire official s responsibl e fo r administratio n o f aFir e Cod e approve db y th e Stat e Fir e Marshal . (a ) Ever y perso n wh o perform s fire cod e enforcemen t mus t pos ses s a n Orego n Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Competenc y Recognitio n cer tificate for

th e scop e o f

wor k bein g performed . (A ) Compan y Inspecto r

certificate fo

r fire official s performin g fire cod e enforcement

a t thi s scop e o f

practice . Fire official s hav e unti l Januar y 1,200 9 t o compl y wit

h di e Orego n Fire an dLif

e Safet y Com

petenc y certificate provisions ; (B ) Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Specialis t

I certificate for

fire official s whos e scop e o f

practic e i s equivalen t

t o DPSST' s NFP

A Fh e Inspec

to r I . Fir e official s hav e unti l Jul y 1,201 0 t o compl y wit h th e Orego n Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Competenc y certificate provisions ; (C ) Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Specialis t

I I certificate fo r

fire official s whos e scop e o f

practic e i s equivalen t

t o DPSST' s NFP

A Fir e Inspec

to r n . Fir e official s hav e unti l Januar y 1,201 1 to compl y wit

h th e Ore

go n Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Competenc y certificate provisions ; (D ) Fire Marshal certificate fo r fire official s whos e scop e o f prac tic e i s equivalen t

t o DPSST's , NFP

A Fir e Inspecto r

HI . Fir e official s hav e unti l Jul y 1,201 1 t o compl y wit h th e Orego n Fir e an dLif

e Safe

ty Competenc y certificate provisions . (b ) Ever y perso n wh o i s transitionin g betwee n recognitio n lev

el s o r newl y hire dmus t

receiv e th e necessar

y on-the-jo b trainin g expe rienc e an drelate dtechnical instructio n under th e direc t supervisio n o f a n appropriatel y recognize dfire official . (A ) Whe n th e fire cod e officia l determine s that

anewl y promot e do r hire dfire officia

l responsibl e for

fire cod e enforcemen t

ar e full y qualifie dt o perfor

mth e dutie s o f

aFire an dLif

e Safet y SpeciaUs t

I , Fire an dLif

e Safet y Specialis t

n , o r Fu e Marshal , th e newl y hire dfire officia l may wor

k independentl y withou t

direc t supervision . (B ) Th e newly promote do r hire dfire officia

l responsibl e for

fire cod e enforcement

mus t mee t th e requirement s o f

OA R837-039-012 0 (l)(a ) withi n 1 2 month s fromdat e o f hire . (2 ) Al l person s wh o seek

t o perfor mth e scop e o f

practic e o f

a Compan y Inspecto r

mus t successfull y complet e th e State Fir e Mar

shal' s cours e Company Inspection . (3 ) Al l person s wh o seek

t o perfor mth e scop e o f

practic e o f

a Fir e an dLif

e Safet y SpeciaUs t

I , Fh e an dLif

e Safet y SpeciaUs t

II , o r Fir e Marshal mus t

appl y fo r th e Orego n Fir e an dLif

e Safet y Com

petenc y Recognitio n certificate a s follows : Submi t aFir e an dLif

e Safet y Competenc y Recognitio n applicatio n t o th e Office o f State Fire Marshal . Includ e proo f

o f certification s hel dan dtrainin g completed . (4)(a ) Fh e an dLif

e Safet y SpeciaUs t

I , Fh e an dLif

e Safet y Spe

ciaUst n , andFire Marsha

l certificate s expire thre e year s fro mth e issu e date , unles s renewed . (b ) Th e issu e dat e i s printe do n al l certificates . (5)(a ) Fire official s wh o fail t o rene w thei r Fire ah dLif

e Safet y SpeciaUs t I , Fire an dLif

e Safet y Specialis t

II , o r Fir e Marshal cer tificate s mus t

no t perfor mwor k withi n th e respectiv e scop e o f prac tice . (b ) A fire officia

l wh o fail s t o rene w acompetenc y recognitio n certificat e ma y reappl y fo

r certification . Includ e wit

h appUcation proo f o f certification s hel dan dtraining s completed . Stat . Auth. : OR S 476,03 0 (1 ) Stats , Implemented : OR S 476.03 0 Hist. : OSF

M 4-2008, f

& cert , e f

7-2-0 8 DIVISIO N 4 0 FIR E AN D LIF E SAFET Y REGULATION S 837-040-000 1 Scop e (1 ) Th e Intemationa l Fir e Cod e an dth e Orego n amendment s represen t atotal scop e o f

regulation . (2 ) Non e ofth e individua

l chapter s i n th e Intemational Fire Cod e an dOrego n amendment s ar e stan dalon e requirements . (Reference d pubhcation s ar

e availabl e fo

r review a t th e agency . Se e agenc y we b site for informatio n o n wher e to purchas e publications. ) Stat . Auth, : OR S 476,03 0 Stats , Implemented : OR S 476.03 0 Hist. : F M 6-1992 , f

6-15-92 , cert , e f

7-15-92 ; OSF

M 4-2004 , f

3-26-04 , cert , e f 10-1-04 ; OSF

M l-2006(Temp) , f

. 1-9-0 6 cert , e f

2-1-0 6 thr

u 7-28-06 ; OSF

M 9

- 2006,f & cert.e f

6-12-06 ; OSF

M 13-2006, f

12-l-06,cert.e f

4-l-07;OSF M 10

- 2008,f, 12-18-09 , cert , e f

12-31-0 9 837-040-001 0 Adoptio n o f

th e Intemationa l Fir e Cod e (1 ) Th e Orego n Fir e Cod e i s generall y adopte devet y thre e year s coincidin g wit

h th e pubUcatio n o f

anationall y recognize dfir e code . (2 ) Effective Apri l 1,200 7 th e 200 7 Orego n Fire Cod e i s di e 200 6 editio n ofth e Intemationa

l Fire Code , a s pubUshe

db y th e Intemational Cod e CouncU , an da s amende db y th e Offic e o f State Fh e Marshal . (Reference dpubhcation s are availabl e for revie w a t th e agency . Se e agenc y web site for

informatio n o n wher e t o purchas e pubhcations. ) Stat , Auth : OR S 476.03 0 Stats . Implemented : OR S 476.03 0 Hist, : F M 3-1986 , f

. & e f 3-11-86 ; F

M 5-198 6 (correct s F

M 3-1986) , f

& e f 4-30

- 8 6 & Renumbere dfro m837-040-0005 , Sec , (3 ) Unifor mFire Code ; F

M 3-1989 , f . 6-30-89 , cert , e f

7-1-89 ; F M 6-1990 , f

& cert , e f

9-13-90 ; F) M 6-1992 , f

6-15

- 92 , cert , e f

7-15-92 ; F

M 2-1996 , f

. 1-22-96 , cert , e f

4-1-96 ; OSF

M 1-1998 , f

& cert , e f 4-30-98 ; OSF

M 3-1998 , f

& cert , e f

9-30-98 ; OSF

M 4-1999 , f

. 12-29-99 , cert , e f 1-1-00 ; OSF

M 3-2000 , f

. 4-1-00 , cert , e f

5-1-00 ; OSF

M 13-2000 , f

10-3

- 00 , cert , e f

11-1-00 ; OSF

M 9-2001 , f

10-3-01 , cert , e f

2-1-02 ; OSF

M 4-2004 , f 3-26-04 , cert , e f

10-1-04 ; OSF

M 8-2004(Temp) , f

12-29-04 , cert , e f

1-3-05 thr

u 6-30-05 ; OSF

M 11-2005 , f&cert.e f

6-27-05 ; OSF

M l-2006(Temp), f

1-9-06 cert , e f 2- 1 -0 6 thm7-28-06 ; OSF M 9-2006 , f

& cert , e f

6-12-06 ; OSF

M 13-2006 , f

. 12

- 1-06 , cert.e f

4-1-0 7 837-040-001 5 Propose dCod e Amendmen t Criteri a (1 ) Al l propose dcod e amendment s are submitte dt o th e Offic e o f Stat e Fir e Marshal i n writin g o r o n an agenc y approve dform . (2 ) All propose dcod e amendment s mus t provid e justificatio n and th e particula

r circumstance s requirin g th e amendment . (3 ) Th e Offic e o f

State Fir e Marshal screen s propose dcod e amendment s t o determin e whethe r they substantiall y meet

th e require

ment s o f OA R837-040-0015(5) . Propose dcod e amendment s no t 201 0 Editio n Orego n AdministratiT e Rule s Compilatio n 

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## Chapte r 83 7 Departmen t

o f Stat e Police , Office o

f Stat e Fir e Marsha l substantiall y meetin g th e requirement s o f OA R837-040-0015(5 ) ma

y b e retume dt o th e applican t wit h specifi c reason s include di n th e retume dapplication . (4 ) Propose dCod e amendment s that substantiall y meet

th e requirement s o

f OA R837-040-0015(5 ) wil l b e reviewe db y afire cod e advisot y committee . Fina l approval o r denia l o f th e propose dcod e amendmen t

wil l b e a t th e discretio n o f

th e State Fire Marshal . (5 ) A s requke db y OAR837-040-0015(2) , apropose dcod e amendmen t

mus t address , wher e applicable , whether o r no t th e pro pose dcod e amendment : (a) I s necessaty t o correc t

any unforesee n o r

probabl e outcome s resultin g fro mth e applicatio n o f acod e section , ein

dif so , why ; (b ) I s neede dt o protec t

th e health , safety , welfare , comfor t an d securit y o f occupants , emergenc y responders , an dth e public , andif so , why ; (c ) Correct s inadequate appUcation b y acod e sectio n t o amethod , material o r

design , an di

f so , how ; (d ) I s necessaty t o addres s uniqu e geographi c o r climati c condi

tions withi n Oregon , an dif so , why ; (e ) I s neede dt o eliminat e conflicting , obsolete , o r duplicativ e cod e provision s o r

standard s betwee n Orego n adopte dcodes , statute s or regulations , an di

f so , why ; (f ) Provide s fo

r th e us e o f

uniqu e o r

emergin g technologies , o r promot e advance s i n constructio n methods , devices , material s an d techniques , an dif

so , how ; (g ) Any advers e fiscal impac t o r cos t saving s passe do n to th e genera l public , th e constructio n industty , local an dstate governments , andsmal l businesses . If

applicable , a

n intereste dperso n mus t

describ e th e adde do r

reduce dcos t

o f apropose dcod e amendment , describ e th e advers e fiscal impac t

o r cos t saving s in relatio n t o th e curren t Orego n Fire Cod e an dinclud e any standard s o f measur e use dt o arriv e a

t th e resul t given . Stat . Auth. : OR S 476.03 0 Stats . Implemented : OR S 476.03 0 Hist. : OSFM 10-2008, f

12-18-09,cert.e f

12-31-0 9 837-040-002 0 Amendment s t o th e Orego n Fir e Cod e (1 ) Th e Office o

f State Fire Marshal ma

y amen dth e Orego n Fir e Cod e approximatel y midwa y betwee n pubhcation s ofth e Intemational Fire Cod e base do n propose dcod e amendment s submitte dfo r con sideratio n b y intereste dpersons . (2 ) An y tim e betwee n pubUcation s o f th e international Fire Code , th e Offic e o f

Stat e Fir e Marshal may initiat e an dadop t cod e amend

ment s t o th e Orego n Fir e Code , a s circumstance dmerit . (Reference dpublication s ar e availabl e fo r review a t th e agency . Se e agenc y web sit e fo r

infonnatio n o n wher

e t o purchas e publications) , (3 ) Effectiv e Octobe r

1,200 8 th e 200 7 Orego n Fh e Cod e (OFC ) i s amende db y th e Offic e o f Stat e Fir e Marshal a s follows : (a ) Amen dSectio n 102. 3 b y replacin g th e word s Fir e Cod e Offi

cial wit h Buildin g Cod e Official . (b ) Amen dSectio n 202 , Defiiution s for Group M , Da

y Care FaciUtie s an dR- 3 Residentia l Occupancies . (c ) Sectio n 307.1.1 . Delet e wordin g tha t refer s to , offensiv e o r objectionabl e smoke or

odo r emissions , t o eliminat e apossibl e con flict wit h Orego n Department

ofEnvironmental Qualit

y (ODEQ ) mles . (d ) Amen dSectio n 605.1 0 t o delet e reference s t o heatin g ele

ment s an dti p ove r

switc h i n th e Exception . (e ) Amen dSectio n 902.1 , Definition s fo r Substantial Alteration s an dSubstantia l Damag e t o correlat e wit h change s t o th e 200 7 Ore

go n Structura l Specialt y Cod e (OSSC) . (f ) Delete Sectio n 903.2.7. 1 t o correlate wit h change s t o di e 200 7 Orego n Stmctura l Specialty Cod e (OSSC) . (g ) Amen dan drenumbe r

Sectio n 903.2.7. 2 t o correlat e wit h th e change s t o th e 200 7 Orego n Structura l Specialt y Cod e (OSSC) . (h ) Amen dSectio n 1019. 2 an dTabl e 1019. 2 t o correlate wit h th e change s t o th e 200 7 Orego n Structura l Specialt y Cod e (OSSC) . (i ) Ad dane w Sectio n 130 5 t o correlat e wit h th e 200 7 Orego n Mechaiucal Specialty Cod e (OMSC ) for dus t coUection . (j ) Amen dAppendi x Sectio n SR107. 3 an dS R108.3. 2 t o corre lat e wit h th e change s t o th e 200 7 Orego n Structura l Specialt y Cod e (OSSC) . (k) Amen dChapte r

45 , Nationa l Fire Protectio n Associatio n (NFPA ) Standards , t o curren t edition s a s follows : NFP A 1 0 t o th e 200 7 edition . Sectio n 7.1.2. 3 wil l b e effectiv e December 31 , 2009 . NFP A 1 1 t o th e 200 5 edition . NFP A 13,13 Ran d13 D t o Ih e 200 7 edi

tion , NFP A 1 4 t o th e 200 7 edition . NFP A 4 0 t o th e 200 7 edition . NFP A 5 8 t o th e 200 8 edition . NFP

A 7 2 t o th e 200 7 edition . NFP

A 10 1 t o th e 200 6 edi

tion , NFP A 40 9 t o th e 200 4 edition , [Publications : Publication s referencedare availabl e fro mth e agency, ] Stat . Auth : OR S 476.03 0 Stats . Implemented : OR S 476.03 0 Hist:OSF M l-2006(Temp), f 1-9-06cert.e f

2-1-06thru7-28-06;OSFM9-2006 , f & cert , e f

6-12-06 ; OSF

M 13-2006 , f

. 12-1-06 , cert , e f

4-1-07 ; OSF

M 6-2008 , f 9-2-08,cert.e f

10-1-08;OSF M 10-2008, f 12-18-09,cen.e f

12-31-0 9 837-040-014 0 Adoptio n o f

th e Orego n Structura l Specialt y Cod e an dOrego n Mechanica l Specialt y Cod e Th e fire an dlif

e safet y provision s o f

th e 200 7 editio n o f

th e Ore

go n Structura l Specialty Cod e an dth e 200 7 editio n o f th e Orego n Mechanica

l Specialt y Code i s hereb y adopte da s astandar dfo r th e pur pos e o f evaluatio n o f

existin g buildings . (Reference dpublication s are availabl e for

revie w a t th e agency . Se e Buildin g Code s Divisio n web sit e for informatio n o n where t o purchas e publications. ) Stat . Auth. : OR S 476.03 0 Stats . Implemented : OR S 476.03 0 Hist. : OSF

M 1-1998 , f

& cert , e f

4-30-98 ; OSF

M 9-2001 , f

10-3-01 , cert , e f

2

- 1-02 ; OSFM 4-2004 , f

3-26-04 , cert , e f

10-1-04 ; OSF

M l-2006(Temp) , f

1-9-0 6 cert , ef . 2-1-0 6 thr

u 7-28-06 ; OSF

M 9-2006 , f

, & cert,ef, 6-12-06 ; OSF

M 13-2006 , f 12-1-06 , cert , e f

4-1-0 7 DIVISION4 1 FIR E PROTECTIO N REGULATION S RELATIN G T O EXISTIN G NON-CONFORMING , fflGH LIF E HAZAR D FACILITIE S Exitwa y Protectio n 837-041-005 0 Protectio n o f

th e Mean s o f

Egres s —

Genera l Provision s (1 ) "Hig h Lif

e Hazard " definition : Fo r

th e purpos e o f

thi s rule , a"hig h lif

e hazard " i s an

y condition , o r

combinatio n o f

conditions , wher e areasonabl e adequat e leve l o f exitin g safet

y ha s no t bee n pro vide dfo r th e buildin g occupant s i n th e even t o f afire o r fire-related emergency . (2 ) Al l existin g building s an dstructure s (othe r than institution

al , grou p care an dsingl e family dwellin g occupancies ) whic h consti

tut e ahig h hazar dt o th e occupant s i n th e even t o f afire o rfire-relate demergenc y shal l provid e areasonabl e adequat e leve l o f exitin g safet y throug h substantia l complianc e wit h th e requirement s fo

r ne w constmctio n unde r

th e 200 7 Editio n o f

Orego n Structural Specialt y Code , o r any o f th e followin g method s o r

combination s thereo f

whic h th e Stat e Fir e Marsha l o r

deput y approve dfo

r th e buildin g o r

struc ture : (a ) A partia l automati c sprinkle r syste ma s specifie di n N.F.P.A . Standar dNo . 13,2002 , installe dthroughou t th e complet e exi t

syste m an dinsid e evet

y unprotecte dopenin g int o th e exi t system . Th e sprin

kle r syste mshal l b e fittedwit

h aswin g chec k

valv e o n th e supply sid e an dafire departmen t

connection , excep t

that th e fire departmen t

con nectio n ma

y b e omitte dwhe n waive db y th e authority havin g juris

diction . A wate r

flo w detectio n devic e shal l b e installe dthat sound s a n alarmo n th e premise s o r whe n abuildin g ha s afir

e alar msystem , i t i s connecte dint o th e buildin g fir e alar msystem . (b ) A n automati c smok

e detectio n syste mengineere dspecifically fo r Uf e safet y an dearl y waming , installe dthroughou t th e premise s a s specifie dmN.F.P.A . StandardNo . 7 2 200 2 Edition . Heat detector s ma y b e installe di n plac e o f

smok e detector s i n mechanica l servic e rooms , storag e rooms , kitchens , custodial closets , an darea s no t nor mall y occupie do r

traverse db y people . Fir e detectio n system(s ) shal l b e interconnecte dwit

h th e buildin g evacuatio n fire alarmsystem . EXCEPTION : I

n Grou p E Occupancies , detector s sha U no t b e require di

n classroom s normall y unde r th e direc t supervisio n o f

astaf f membe r unles s require db y othe r

Orego n Revise dStatute s o r Orego n Administrativ e Rules . (c ) A n approve ddirec t

mean s o f egres s fromeac h roo mopenin g t o th e outsid e a

t groun dlevel . Direc t

exterio r exit s shal l consis t

o f doors , landings , an dnecessaty stair s o r ramp s complyin g wit

h th e 200 7 Editio n ofth e Orego n Stmctura l Specialty Code . (d ) An y other pla n submitte db y th e owner , lessee , agent , o r occu pan t an dcertifie db y aregistere darchitec t o r enginee r o f th e State o f Orego n o f reasonabl y adequate expertis e i n fire an dlif e safety , whic h 201 0 Editio n Orego n Administrativ e Rule s Compilatio n 

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